MOLAKALMURU
Assembly seat no. 97 in Karnataka · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1978.
Winner, 2008
N.Y.GOPALA KRISHNA
INC
Elections held
11
1978–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 11
Margin, 2008
5,076
3.67% of valid votes
Result, 2008
Runner-up
BJPS THIPPESWAMY
- Votes
- 46,326
- Vote share
- 33.45%
- Behind by
- 5,076
Electors
1,92,601
Total votes polled
1,38,495
Valid votes
1,38,495
NOTA votes
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Turnout
71.9%
Full result, 2008
13 candidates · 1,38,495 valid votes
N.Y.GOPALA KRISHNAINCwon
51,402
37.1%
S THIPPESWAMYBJP
46,326
33.5%
PATEL G.M. THIPPESWAMY (YATHINAHATTI GOWDARU)JD(S)
27,774
20.1%
SANNA MARANNAIND
2,938
2.1%
PATEL G PAPANAYAK(COMRED)CPI
2,732
2.0%
DR N.P.VENKATESHBSP
2,063
1.5%
P SHIVANNASUP
1,160
0.8%
N. R. MALLAIAHSWAMYIND
911
0.7%
D MAHESH KUMARIND
892
0.6%
N BOREGOWDAIND
643
0.5%
S CHANDARANNAIND
616
0.4%
Y. B. CHANDRASHEKARIND
523
0.4%
Showing the top 12 of 13. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | N.Y.GOPALAKRISHNA | INC | 1,09,459 | 53.81% | S.THIPPESWAMY | 22,149 |
| 2018 | B. SREERAMULU | BJP | 84,018 | 43.63% | DR B. YOGESH BABU | 42,045 |
| 2013 | S. THIPPESWAMY | BSRCP | 76,827 | 46.73% | N. Y. GOPALAKRISHNA | 7,169 |
| 2008 | N.Y.GOPALA KRISHNA | INC | 51,402 | 37.11% | S THIPPESWAMY | 5,076 |
| 2004 | GOPAL KRISHNA N Y | INC | 33,592 | 29.48% | PATEL G M THIPPESWAMY | 6,437 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
